Table 4 Physicomechanical properties of isolated Musa spp. fibres (Rao and K. and MohanaRao et al. 2007; Alavudeen et al. 2015)
From: The exchange of Musa spp. fibre in composite fabrication: a systematic review
Reference | Density (kg/m3) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Young’s modulus (GPa) | Elongation at break (%) | Crystallinity | Tenacity (MPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adeniyi et al. 2019) | – | 470–550 | 12 | 4–6 | – | – |
Geethama et al. 1995) | 1350 | 550 ± 6.7 | – | 5–6 | – | – |
Idicula et al. 2005) | 1350 | 550 ± 6.8 | – | 3–4 | – | – |
Imoisili et al. 2017) | 1344 | 489.54 | 8.05 | 3.27 | – | – |
Idicula et al. 2010) | – | 355 ± 20 | – | – | – | – |
Jannah et al. 2009) | – | 500 | – | 7 | – | – |
Joseph et al. 2002) |  | 161.8 ± 11.8 | 8.5 ± 0.9 | – | – | – |
Merlini et al. 2011) | 1300 | 750 | – | 2–4 | – | – |
Mukhopadhyay et al. 2008) | 1300 | 8.5 ± 0.9 | – | 1.8–3.5 | – | – |
Xu et al. 2015) | – | 210 ± 20 | 26.86 ± 11.84 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | – | – |
Haneefa et al. 2008) | – | 212 | – | – |  |  |
Becker et al. 2013) | – | – | – | 1.0–3.5 | 45 | 2.4–3.7 |
Paul et al. 2007) | – | – | 8–20 | 1.0–3.5 | – | 529–759 |